Don’t miss the monthly OKNA General Membership meeting this Tuesday evening, March 15 at 7pm. We meet at the Kaiser Town Hall at 3704 N Interstate Avenue (kitty corner from Overlook Park).
On the agenda this week, our public safety report by Mark Wells and an introduction to the Clean Energy Works Portland program . We will learn how to lower our homes’ energy use with no upfront costs.
See you on Tuesday!
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Warren Cassell, the founder of your neighborhood newsletter Overlook Views, passed away on February 25. Warren and his wife Melisa Cassell moved to Portland in 2002 and became active in the neighborhood and OKNA; their contributions live on in the OV and the ongoing attention on aging in place and making Overlook a neighborhood that supports all age groups.
greenwichtime.com has posted some of Warren’s life story at this link . If you have a memory of Warren to share with us, please contact us for inclusion in the next issue o
f the newsletter.
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Emergency Preparedness
This week’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the Pacific are on everyone’s minds today. This is an excellent reminder to update your personal emergency plans and supplies. For a refresher list, please visit Portland’s Office of Emergency Management home page and click through to Get Prepared .
If you would like to schedule a Know Your Neighborhood meeting to start a small-group effort on your block (emergency preparedness and public safety), please contact Overlook’s NET Captain Gayle Vrla via Stephanie Reynolds, Crime Prevention Program Manager: 503-823-2030 stephanie.reynolds@portlandoregon.gov.
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Last chance to weigh in with O•NEST, the Overlook Neighborhood Sustainability Team.
By March 15, please go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z9FHC2Y and fill out a simple survey to help us plan our Soup & Cinema series.